Daily Meditation Podcast

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🧘‍♀️ Welcome to This Week's Meditation Series
Somatic Brain Resets to Release Digital Fatigue
Welcome to a new meditation series designed to help you release digital fatigue, clear mental static, and return to the wisdom of your body.
In a world filled with constant notifications, open tabs, endless scrolling, and rapid information, your mind can begin to feel crowded — as though your attention is being pulled in too many directions at once.
This week, we'll gently step away from that inner noise and practice simple somatic resets to help your nervous system soften, your breath deepen, and your awareness return to the present moment.
Today's meditation begins with visualization. You'll imagine the mental static of the digital world beginning to dissolve, making space for clarity, steadiness, and inner quiet.
This is not about rejecting technology. It is about reclaiming your attention, restoring your energy, and remembering that your body is always here, offering you a pathway back to peace.
Let this first day be a gentle release.
A pause.
A breath.
A reset.
You are invited to soften the noise of the mind and come home to your body, one breath at a time.

💛 Daily Message for Your Heart
Dear Friend,
Your attention is sacred.
Today, you do not have to follow every thought, answer every message, or carry every piece of information that comes your way.
You are allowed to pause.
You are allowed to step back.
You are allowed to return to the quiet rhythm within you.
Your body is not asking for perfection. It is asking to be noticed.
Place one hand over your heart, take one slow breath, and remember: beneath the mental static, there is stillness. Beneath the digital noise, there is presence. Beneath the rush of the day, there is a quiet place inside you that knows how to return.
Today, come back gently.
With love,
Mary

📱 Today's Digital Detox Practice
The 10-Minute Attention Reset
Choose one 10-minute window today to step away from all screens.
No phone.
No computer.
No scrolling.
No checking.
Instead, do something simple and physical:
Look out a window.
Stretch your neck and shoulders.
Drink tea slowly.
Walk outside.
Place your feet on the floor and breathe.
Close your eyes and listen to the sounds around you.
Before you begin, say quietly:
"I release mental static and return to my body."
Let these 10 minutes remind your nervous system that it does not have to be constantly available to the outside world.
Your attention can return to you.

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🎧 Credits
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are original content of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
Please request permission before using Mary's content by emailing:
Mary@SipandOm.com
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clarke, licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and by musician Greg Keller.

Congratulations on completing Day 7 of our master series.
Over the last week, you have made a non-negotiable commitment to your inner sovereignty, completely rewriting your body's relationship to stress and overthinking. You have done an absolutely extraordinary job sticking with this journey—remember that the sanctuary you built this week travels with you into every room you walk into tomorrow.
Welcome to Day 7—the grand finale of our master series, Pranayama: Cultivating and Controlling Your Life Force Energy. Tonight, our final developmental arc is Embody. In this closing session, we explore the ultimate pinnacle of spiritual science from Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi—revealing how advanced masters transition from temporarily practicing peace to permanently embodying an unshakeable cosmic baseline right in the middle of a demanding, high-velocity lifestyle.
Tonight, we execute the crowning protocol of our week: The Sovereign Sushumna Breath. By combining central spinal respiration with the wisdom-locking Gyan Mudra, you actively leverage neural plasticity to permanently rewrite your default stress settings. This deep biological integration shifts your brain into sustained delta-wave sleep, seals your energetic boundaries, and ensures you awaken completely anchored on your inner throne of sovereign power. Turn off the noise of the world for the final time this week, claim your absolute crown, and drop into deep, cellular immortality.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
The Unshaken Marketplace: What Yogananda learned from Sri Yukteswar about maintaining a permanent state of inner sovereignty while managing complex worldly realities.

The Neuroscience of Permanent Embodiment: How a seven-day somatic protocol leverages neuroplasticity to structurally alter your brain chemistry and heal chronic adrenal fatigue.

The Sovereign Sushumna Protocol: A step-by-step guided bedtime integration to permanently lock in your new baseline of unshakeable, symmetrical peace.

A Message for Your Heart
"My dear friend, we have walked a magnificent path together over these last seven days. I have watched you intentionally pause in the middle of your massive vision, put down the heavy tools of your daily schedule, and fiercely protect your inner sanctuary. You have shown up for your nervous system with so much grace and dedication.
As we close this series tonight, I want you to remember that the deep well of stillness you cultivated this week does not belong to the cushion—it belongs to you. You are not a fragile boat being tossed around by the velocity of your life; you are the unshakeable ocean itself. You are fully capable, deeply resilient, and entirely sovereign over your space. Carry this diamond shield into your tomorrow, but tonight, let yourself be completely held by the baseline of peace you have so beautifully earned. I am so incredibly proud of you. Sleep deeply."
With love,
Mary

This is day 7 of a 7-day meditation series, "Somatic Energy Mastery," episodes 2529-3535.
 
THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE: 
"The Adrenaline Alchemist" 🧪✨
Your mission this week is to transform mid-day rushing into instant, unshakeable presence by pausing for just 60 seconds whenever your schedule hits its highest velocity. When the pressure peaks, simply freeze where you are to drop your shoulders, slip your hands into the Pran Mudra (touching your ring and pinky fingers to your thumb) to seal your energetic boundaries, and take one deep inhale for 4 seconds followed by a slow, grounding exhale for 8 seconds. This powerful somatic pivot actively flushes adrenaline out of your frame, retraining your nervous system to claim its inner throne of peace right in the middle of the storm—you are doing an absolutely extraordinary job!

💕 MEDITATION TECHNIQUES
DAY 1: VISUALIZATION
Understanding how the body stores stress and how conscious breath and awareness can release it.
 
DAY 2: AFFIRMATION
"In absolute stillness, my soul returns to peace"
DAY 3: SOMATIC GROUNDING BREATH
Inhale gently through your nose for a count of 4... drawing a cool, heavy wave of evening peace straight down into your center.
Hold at the top for a count of 4... letting yourself simply exist within this quiet pause of absolute safety.
Exhale slowly through pursed lips for a count of 8... Haaaaa... watching the day's momentum, the lists, and the mental noise float away like autumn leaves on a quiet river.
DAY 4:  PRAN MUDRA
Touch the ring and pinky fingers to the thumb. Extend the index and middle index and middl fingers. Enhances vitality, supports immune function and balances energy.

DAY 5: THIRD CHAKRA SOLAR PLEXUS
Awakening your personal power, confidence, and inner transformation through the solar plexus.
 
DAY 6: LAYER ALL THE TECHNIQUES TOGETHER
 
DAY 7: REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION
 
SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS
Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!
 
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST
SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.
SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.
 
I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.
 
FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST
Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:
sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/sip and om Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/
 
SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP
Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.
 
2-Week's Free Access on iOS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone
 
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
 
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Are you feeling energetically fragmented, caught between the frantic acceleration of your work week and the deep exhaustion of burnout?
Welcome to Day 6 of our master series, Pranayama: Cultivating and Controlling Your Life Force Energy. Our developmental arc is Balance. In this session, we explore the fascinating spiritual mechanics of spinal equilibrium from Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi—revealing how advanced masters neutralize internal anxiety by balancing the dual solar and lunar currents running along the spine.
Tonight, we execute our most sophisticated neuro-somatic protocol yet: Somatic Stacking. By layering your physical alignment, the energy-conserving Pran Mudra, and Yogananda's specialized double-respiration technique together, you actively force your nervous system into a state of perfect autonomic coherence. This deep biological reset harmonizes your brain hemispheres, stabilizes your heart rate variability, and levels the emotional scales of your week. Turn off the noise of the outside world, reclaim your absolute center, and drift effortlessly into deep, symmetrical sleep.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
The Dual Highways of the Yogi: What Sri Yukteswar taught Yogananda about balancing the nervous system's active and passive currents to unlock unshakeable peace.

The Power of Somatic Stacking: How combining physical positioning, hand mudras, and breath architecture sends a master safety override signal to your brain stem.

The Multi-Layered Balance Meditation: A guided step-by-step bedtime practice to clear mid-week fragmentation and step onto your inner throne of equilibrium.

A Message for Your Heart
Dear Friend,
You may have spent the entire week running, building, and beautifully balancing a massive world of responsibilities. You may have held space for so many visions and managed so many complex moving parts. It is incredibly easy to feel pulled apart by the sheer velocity of it all.
Tonight, I want you to remember that your true nature is not chaotic—it is perfectly balanced. You do not have to fix the outside world to experience a state of absolute, sovereign equilibrium within yourself. By stacking your posture, your mudra, and your breath tonight, you are declaring that your inner center is completely untouchable. You are the stillness at the absolute eye of the storm. Trust your alignment, trust your center, and let yourself slide into the deep, beautiful rest you so richly deserve. You are doing an extraordinary job."
With love,
Mary

This is day 6 of a 7-day meditation series, "Somatic Energy Mastery," episodes 2529-3535.
 
THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE: 
"The Adrenaline Alchemist" 🧪✨
Your mission this week is to transform mid-day rushing into instant, unshakeable presence by pausing for just 60 seconds whenever your schedule hits its highest velocity. When the pressure peaks, simply freeze where you are to drop your shoulders, slip your hands into the Pran Mudra (touching your ring and pinky fingers to your thumb) to seal your energetic boundaries, and take one deep inhale for 4 seconds followed by a slow, grounding exhale for 8 seconds. This powerful somatic pivot actively flushes adrenaline out of your frame, retraining your nervous system to claim its inner throne of peace right in the middle of the storm—you are doing an absolutely extraordinary job!

💕 MEDITATION TECHNIQUES
DAY 1: VISUALIZATION
Understanding how the body stores stress and how conscious breath and awareness can release it.
 
DAY 2: AFFIRMATION
"In absolute stillness, my soul returns to peace"
DAY 3: SOMATIC GROUNDING BREATH
Inhale gently through your nose for a count of 4... drawing a cool, heavy wave of evening peace straight down into your center.
Hold at the top for a count of 4... letting yourself simply exist within this quiet pause of absolute safety.
Exhale slowly through pursed lips for a count of 8... Haaaaa... watching the day's momentum, the lists, and the mental noise float away like autumn leaves on a quiet river.
DAY 4:  PRAN MUDRA
Touch the ring and pinky fingers to the thumb. Extend the index and middle index and middl fingers. Enhances vitality, supports immune function and balances energy.

DAY 5: THIRD CHAKRA SOLAR PLEXUS
Awakening your personal power, confidence, and inner transformation through the solar plexus.
 
DAY 6: LAYER ALL THE TECHNIQUES TOGETHER
 
DAY 7: REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION
 
SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS
Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!
 
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST
SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.
SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.
 
I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.
 
FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST
Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:
sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/sip and om Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/
 
SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP
Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.
 
2-Week's Free Access on iOS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone
 
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
 
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Are you arriving at bedtime feeling completely depleted, over-stimulated, or emotionally exhausted from absorbing the stress of your environment?
Welcome to Day 4 of our master series, Pranayama: Cultivating and Controlling Your Life Force Energy. Tonight, our developmental arc is Protect. In this session, we explore the fascinating somatic science of energy conservation from Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi—revealing how high-stress days puncture our natural bio-electromagnetic boundaries and leave us vulnerable to nighttime sensory burnout.
Tonight, we introduce a high-performance energetic protocol: The Golden Pranic Shield. By combining targeted spinal breathwork with deep somatic visualization, you actively signal your nervous system to drop its defensive armor, halt cortisol production, and build an unshakeable boundary around your sleep. Turn down the volume of the world, lock your protective seal, and drop into deep, restorative rest.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
The Porous Nervous System: The biological reason why high-achievers absorb environmental anxiety and hit a wall of nighttime sensory overload.

The Aura of the Yogi: What Sri Yukteswar taught Yogananda about circulating spinal prana to create an untouchable electromagnetic shield.

The 4-4-8 Shielding Meditation: A guided bedtime integration to help you stop over-functioning for the world and reclaim your absolute sovereignty over the night.

A Message for Your Heart
Dear Friend,
"I know how deeply you care for everything and everyone in your orbit. You are constantly holding up a massive vision, managing complex timelines, and anchoring the spaces you occupy. Because your heart is so big, it is incredibly easy to let the chaotic energy of the outside world bleed into your personal sanctuary when the lights go out.
Tonight, I want to remind you that protecting your peace is not selfish—it is an act of supreme inner sovereignty. You cannot serve from an empty well, and you do not have to be a sponge for the stress of the world to be successful. By circulating your inner prana tonight, you are safely sealing your borders and declaring that your rest is non-negotiable. Step back into your own power. You are doing an extraordinary job."
With love,
Mary

This is day 4 of a 7-day meditation series, "Somatic Energy Mastery," episodes 2529-3535.
 
THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE: 
"The Adrenaline Alchemist" 🧪✨
Your mission this week is to transform mid-day rushing into instant, unshakeable presence by pausing for just 60 seconds whenever your schedule hits its highest velocity. When the pressure peaks, simply freeze where you are to drop your shoulders, slip your hands into the Pran Mudra (touching your ring and pinky fingers to your thumb) to seal your energetic boundaries, and take one deep inhale for 4 seconds followed by a slow, grounding exhale for 8 seconds. This powerful somatic pivot actively flushes adrenaline out of your frame, retraining your nervous system to claim its inner throne of peace right in the middle of the storm—you are doing an absolutely extraordinary job!

💕 MEDITATION TECHNIQUES
DAY 1: VISUALIZATION
Understanding how the body stores stress and how conscious breath and awareness can release it.
 
DAY 2: AFFIRMATION
"In absolute stillness, my soul returns to peace"
DAY 3: SOMATIC GROUNDING BREATH
Inhale gently through your nose for a count of 4... drawing a cool, heavy wave of evening peace straight down into your center.
Hold at the top for a count of 4... letting yourself simply exist within this quiet pause of absolute safety.
Exhale slowly through pursed lips for a count of 8... Haaaaa... watching the day's momentum, the lists, and the mental noise float away like autumn leaves on a quiet river.
DAY 4:  PRAN MUDRA
Touch the ring and pinky fingers to the thumb. Extend the index and middle index and middl fingers. Enhances vitality, supports immune function and balances energy.

DAY 5: THIRD CHAKRA SOLAR PLEXUS
Awakening your personal power, confidence, and inner transformation through the solar plexus.
 
DAY 6: LAYER ALL THE TECHNIQUES TOGETHER
 
DAY 7: REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION
 
SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS
Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!
 
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST
SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.
SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.
 
I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.
 
FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST
Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:
sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/sip and om Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/
 
SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP
Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.
 
2-Week's Free Access on iOS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone
 
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
 
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Are you lying awake with an overactive mind?
Are you feeling completely untethered by the stress, tasks, and demands of your week?
Welcome to Day 3 of our master series, Pranayama: Cultivating and Controlling Your Life Force Energy. Tonight, our developmental arc is Ground. In this session, we dive into a fascinating story from Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi—exploring how advanced masters view physical matter as condensed cosmic energy, and how you can use that exact science to anchor a racing mind.
Tonight, we deploy a highly effective physical intervention: Yogananda's Double Breath and Somatic Tension Recharging technique. By intentionally tensing and completely relaxing your physical frame in sync with a specialized double-respiration protocol, you actively break unconscious muscular bracing loops, flush residual adrenaline, and lower your internal center of gravity straight into the mattress. Turn down the volume of the world, claim your inner stability, and drop effortlessly into deep, unshakeable sleep.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
The Architecture of Materialization: What Yogananda's master, Sri Yukteswar, taught about gathering scattered life force to build a solid physical foundation.

Breaking the Muscular Bracing Loop: The neuro-somatic reason why high-achievers store deep survival tension in their muscles long after the workday ends.

The Double Inhale, Double Exhale Protocol: Step-by-step guidance on using Yogananda's precise breath technique to trigger deep neurological relaxation and instant grounding.

A Message for Your Heart
"I know how easily the noise and acceleration of a busy week can pull you out of your own center. When you are steering a major vision and managing endless logistics, it can feel like your mind is spinning a thousand miles an hour even when the lights go out.
Tonight, I want to remind you that you are the deep-rooted tree, not the leaves swirling in the wind. You do not have to carry today's burdens into tomorrow's dreams. By dedicating this sacred practice to your own grounding, you are claiming your sovereignty over the night. You are telling the world: 'I am here, I am safe, and I am choosing to rest.' Let the heavy weight of your own body remind you of your absolute resilience tonight. You are doing an extraordinary job."
With love,
Mary

This is day 3 of a 7-day meditation series, "Somatic Energy Mastery," episodes 2528-3534.
 
THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE: 
"The Adrenaline Alchemist" 🧪✨
Your mission this week is to transform mid-day rushing into instant, unshakeable presence by pausing for just 60 seconds whenever your schedule hits its highest velocity. When the pressure peaks, simply freeze where you are to drop your shoulders, slip your hands into the Pran Mudra (touching your ring and pinky fingers to your thumb) to seal your energetic boundaries, and take one deep inhale for 4 seconds followed by a slow, grounding exhale for 8 seconds. This powerful somatic pivot actively flushes adrenaline out of your frame, retraining your nervous system to claim its inner throne of peace right in the middle of the storm—you are doing an absolutely extraordinary job!

💕 MEDITATION TECHNIQUES
DAY 1: VISUALIZATION
Understanding how the body stores stress and how conscious breath and awareness can release it.
 
DAY 2: AFFIRMATION
"In absolute stillness, my soul returns to peace"
DAY 3: SOMATIC GROUNDING BREATH
Inhale gently through your nose for a count of 4... drawing a cool, heavy wave of evening peace straight down into your center.
Hold at the top for a count of 4... letting yourself simply exist within this quiet pause of absolute safety.
Exhale slowly through pursed lips for a count of 8... Haaaaa... watching the day's momentum, the lists, and the mental noise float away like autumn leaves on a quiet river.
DAY 4:  PRAN MUDRA
Touch the ring and pinky fingers to the thumb. Extend the index and middle index and middl fingers. Enhances vitality, supports immune function and balances energy.

DAY 5: THIRD CHAKRA SOLAR PLEXUS
Awakening your personal power, confidence, and inner transformation through the solar plexus.
 
DAY 6: LAYER ALL THE TECHNIQUES TOGETHER
 
DAY 7: REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION
 
SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS
Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!
 
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST
SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.
SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.
 
I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at Mary@sipandom.com and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.
 
FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST
Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:
sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/sip and om Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/
 
SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP
Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.
 
2-Week's Free Access on iOS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone
 
All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
 
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.